NGSS... Life Science...Exploring Plants and Animals

 

Let's explore life online!

This resource was created to provide opportunities for students to explore the NGSS core ideas from a distance or on a computer in the classroom.

Students respond by click and dragging or typing answers.

Slide one:  Core concepts and KWL chart

Slide two:  Animals are born and depend on certain needs to survive and grow.

Informational Text

Real life pictures requesting a response.

Slide three: Click and drag what animals depend on to survive.

Habitats 

Slide four: Animals have characteristics that help them protect themselves.

Identify protective characteristics on animals

Slide five:  Animals are born looking similar to their parents.

Real life pictures showing mother and young for children to find similarities.

Slide six:  Are you my mother?  Tell why or why not.

Slide seven:  Animals communicate.

Slide eight:  Click and drag how you communicate using motions, sounds and touches.

Continue down for plants.

Slide one:  Begins with core concepts about plants and a KWL chart.

Slide two:  Plants depend on certain elements to survive. 

Informational text and click and drag elements needed.

Slide three:  Each part of the plant plays a role in helping the plant to survive and grow.

Label the plant.

Slides four and five:  Parts of the plants and what they are responsible for.

Informational text.

Slide six:  All plants have a life cycle.

pumpkin life cycle.

Click and drag

Slide seven: Young plants look similar to the adult plants.

Compare and contrast.

Let's explore...LIFE!

This packet was written to meet the 1st Grade Next Generation Science Standards BUT it is perfect for the exploration of plants, animals, and YOU for everyone. Assessments are now included!!

There are three sections...

Exploring Plant Life:

Book Suggestions

Core Idea Poster

Poster for each Core Idea

Assessment

Informational Text Handout

Vocabulary for posting

Student cover for Activities

Plant Sort

Parts of Plants

Match us up...parts of plants

Plant life cycle

Experiment with seeds (pumpkin, bean)

Observations

Reflections

Experiment with apples

Reflections

Apple tree life cycles

Things needed to survive...cut paste sort

Exploring Animal Life

Book Suggestions

Core Idea Poster

Poster for each Core Idea

Assessment

Informational Text Handout

Student Cover for Activities

Vocabulary for Posting

Are you my mother...exploration

Chicken life cycle

Penguin life cycle

Protecting Offspring

Compare and Contrast...animal traits

Compare and Contrast...animal life

How Animals Communicate...mini book with informational text

Reflect on animal communication

Zoo Animals...traits

Reflections

Animal Poster by student

Things needed to survive

Exploring ME...

Book Suggestions

Core Idea Poster

Vocabulary for posting

Note to parents

Letter from parents

Baby pictures for posting

Traits...Student reflection on self

Genes...this is me...I look like

Survival for the young...cut and paste

Experimenting with traits and class graph

My 5 Senses...Mini Book

My 5 Senses...match us up

Mimic It...

Poster with animal protection traits

Directions for student creation

Writing about student creation

Class Book Cover

This packet allows students to explore and make comparisons between animals, plants, and us!

Key themes are offspring, life cycles, needs, communication, traits, genes, heredity, and survival!

NGSS...Exploring Light and Sound Waves

 

Students will enjoy developing an understanding of core ideas through experimentation, reflection, and vocabulary study. Although this resource is designed to meet the 1st Grade Next Generation Science Standards it would also be appropriate for other grade levels.

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PS4-2

PS4-3

PS4-4

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Student Activity Book Cover

Parent Letter...sharing what students will be covering and how they can help

Informational Text...Easy text explaining the topics

Vocabulary Cards for Posting

Poster with Core Ideas

Posters: Translucent, Transparent, Opaque, Illuminate, Vibrate, Pitch, Volume, Shadow, Communication

ABC Order

Word Search

Syllables

Light Sort

Light ...natural/artificial

Imagine this...experiment with darkness

Illumination activity

Illumination List

Poster...translucent/transparent/opaque

Experiment with degrees of light

Magnifying glass for adding foil, wax paper, clear 

Flashlight Predictions

Reflections

Shadows Activity

Mini Interactive Book on Shadows

Mirror Experiment

Sound Sort

Sound List

Make a Kazoo Experiment

Reflection

Good Vibrations...Rubber Band Band

Reflection

Musical Vibrations...Ruler

Reflection

Think it Through

Mini Book on Volume and Pitch

How We Communicate

Communication Hands On

Also available is this resource with Google Slides.

Again the core ideas are covered and opportunities for students to show they understand the concepts are provided.

Slide One:  Core Ideas

Slide Two:   Investigating Light/Informational Text

Slide Three:  Illuminate/Sort

Slide Four: Objects can Block Light/Informational Text

Slide Five:  Sort into Translucent, Transparent and Opaque

Slide Six:  Understanding shadows.

Slide Seven:  Exploring Sound/Informational Text

Slide Eight:  Poem about sound.

Slide Nine:  Volume/Sort

Slide Ten:  Pitch/Sort

Slide Eleven: Ways we communicate.

Perfect for distance learning or the computer center.

Slides can also be used to teach.

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NGSS Exploring Space: Patterns and Cycles

 

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Let's explore...SPACE!

This resource was written to meet the 1st Grade Next Generation Science Standards Online BUT it is perfect for the exploration of patterns and cycles in space for everyone.

The Google Slides are ideal for distance learning or a computer center.

They are a tremendous teaching tool.

Slide One:  What is Space?/Informational Text/Graphic Organizer for noting key details.

Slide Two:  The Day and Night Sky/Informational Text/What do you do during the day and night?/ Click and drag items into the correct box(night/day)

Slide Three:  Positions of the Sun/ Sunrise, Noon, Sunset

Slide Four:  What do you do during those times of day?

Slide Five:  Why do we have seasons?/Informational Text

Slide Six:  Click and drag text, picture and write about each season.

Slide Seven:  The Moon/Informational Text

Slide Eight: Phases of the moon/Click and Drag

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Let's explore...SPACE!

This packet was written to meet the 1st Grade Next Generation Science Standards BUT it is perfect for the exploration of patterns and cycles in space for everyone.

In the packet:

Suggested Reading

Standards Poster

Poster for each standard

Informational Text...

Exploring Space Poster

Mini Book Exploring Space

Vocabulary for posting

Day and Night Skies...Cut and Paste

Day and Night Sky Sort

Positions of the Sun

What do you do when...

Drawing the positions of the sun

Rotations and Orbit Poster

Craft

The reason for seasons sort

Informational Text

The Globe and the Earth's Axis

Writing about Seasons

Class Book

Phases of the moon

Parent letter explaining exploration

Label the phases of the moon

Project for observing and drawing phases of the moon

Also fun....more about space and astronauts.

Take a look at Sally Ride and Neil Armstrong.